Railway-tie plate and spike.



.1. COLLINS 61 A. SHEPEARD. RAILWAY TIE PLATE AND SPIKE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 9. 1916 1,299,396. Patented Dec. 19,1916.

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ilhili m are i JOHN COLLINS AND ALFREi'D SIt-IEPEARD, 63F HANGOCK, ITE'W YORK;

RAILWAY-TIE PLATE AND SPIKE LZQQEQE.

invented certain new and useful In: drove.

ments in 2lway-Tie Plates and Spikes; and We do hereby. declare the following to he a. full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in thea'rt to Which'it appertains to make and This invention relates to a railroad spike and a tie plate, and the primary object of the invention is to provide a construction including a railroad spike and a tie plate which will prevent the creeping or lateral spreading of the rails of a railway track.

Another object of this invention is to provide a key for engagement with the spikes for locking them for preventing them from accidentally working loose or being drawnv until the key is removed.

With the foregoing and other objects in view this invention consists in such novel features of construction, combination and arrangement more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying-drawing wherein like characters designate like and corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 IS an end view or" the improved tic or spiking plate secured to a tie. Fig. 2 1s a longitudinal section through the plate showing the splke in side elevation. Fig.

' 3 is a cross section through the plate and a spective of the plate,

portion of a tie. Fig. 4 is an inverted perand Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the key employed for look ing the spike against accidental drawing.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 1 designates an ordinary T-rail and 2- the ordinary type of cross tie. plate generically indicated by 5, rests upon the upper surface The spiking the numeral of the tie 2 and is provided with a plurality of pyramh dal lugs 6 which extend itsunder surface, and are embedded in the upper surface of the tie for preventing creeping of the plate 5 with respect to the 2, The plate 5 is provided with a. pluralityof open .gs which are pairs as indicated at 7. The end 8 of the downwardly from plate is thicker than the remainder of "he the spike 12 is positioned inwardlv or 'shank 11 is positioned outwardly, and s of parts as will be hereinafter said short spike shank provided with a notch arranged 111;

I Application filed May 9, 1916. Serial No. 96,357.

plate, which provides a shoulder 1 which one edge of the base of the a abuts. The openings 7 are provided ceiving the shanks 10 and 11 of the r spike 12. Each'of the spikes com relatively long shank lo-anol the r" short shank 11, and the head shanks 10 and 11 are positioned i mentwith each other. The long sh ne i to the base of the T-rail 1, While the provided for preventing the tilting l latory movement of the spike under move ment of the T-rail 1. The plate 5 has up} standing lugs 14 formed thereon which engage the base of the Trail.

The plate -5 is provided with adreyway 15 formed in its under surface which. key way. communicates with one edge of the plate and with a pair of the openings *1". A key 16 is provided for insertion in the key Way 15,-and in a notch or recess 17 which is formed in the short shank 11 of one of the spikes 12. This key 16 prevents the wor ing loose oi. the spike structure 13 and also will prevent the withdrawing of the spike, until after the key has been removed from the key way. The key 16 is provided with a head 18 which projects outwardly from the edge of the plate 5 so as to facilitate the withdrawal of the key.

If it is so desired, keys may he employed in connection with all of the spikes in lieu of any one of them without departing from the spirit of this invention.

in reducing the invention to practice, certain minor features of construction combination and arrangement of parts may nece'ssitate "iterations to which the patentee is entitled Wided such alterations are comprehendeu within the scope of What is claimed.

W hat is claimed is 1. In a device as set forth, the combination, of a spiking plate having a pair openings therein, a spike, a relatively long and a relatively short shank formed upon said spike,"said shanks adapted for insertion through said openings, said plate being provided with a key way formed in under surface, a key'for insert-ion in said' key way,

no for receiving one edge of said key for said splke agalnst accidental movement.

2. In combination, a spiking plate adapted forresting upon the upper surface of a v railway tie, a plurality of substantially pyramidal lugs formed upon the under surface of said plate and adapted for embedding in said tie, said plate being provided 1 with a plurality of openings arranged in said plate in'engagement with a tie and for pairs, railway spikes, each of said spikes provided with a long shank and a short shank, said shanks adapted'for insertion through the pairs, of openings for locking d ding In said tie, said plate being provided with a plurality of openings arranged in pairs, railway spikes, each of said spikes provided with a long shank and a short shank, said shanks adapted for insertion through the pairs of openings for locking said plate in engagement with a tie and for holding an ordinary T-rail thereon, said plate having a shoulder formed thereon adapted for abutment with one edge of the base of a T-rail.

- 4:. In combination, a spiking plate adapted for resting upon the upper surface of a railway tie, a plurality of substantially pyramidal lugs formed upon the under surface of said plate and adapted for embedding in said tie. said plate being provided with a plurality of openings arranged in pairs, railway spikes, each of said spikes provided With a long shank and a short shank, said shanks adapted for insertion through the pairs of openings for locking said plate in engagement with a tie and for. holding an ordinary T-rail thereon, said plate having a shoulder formed thereon adapted for abutment with one edge of the base of a T-rail, said plate having a key Way formed in its under surface, a key for insertion in said key way, the short shank of saidspike provided with a notch for receiving a portion of said key for locking the spikes against accidental withdrawal.

In testimony whereof We afiix our slgnatures in presence of two witnesses.

J OHN COLLINS. ALFRED SHEPEARD 

